The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "todoist automate",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "getAll",
"filters": {
"filter": "no due date&(#work&/\ud83c\udf1eToday | #personal&/\ud83c\udf1eToday)"
}
},
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"name": "Find tasks under Today section",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.todoist",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
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-80
],
"credentials": {
"todoistApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "update",
"taskId": "={{ $json.id }}",
"updateFields": {
"dueString": "Today"
}
},
"id": "0184e68d-3323-4b97-8091-754289dc7297",
"name": "Set Due Date to Today",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.todoist",
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"position": [
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-80
],
"credentials": {
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"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "cronExpression",
"expression": "* 8-23 * * *"
},
{
"field": "cronExpression",
"expression": "0,30 0-8 * * *"
}
]
}
},
"id": "a60c1a4a-9988-4a2f-9ef2-64770b5dddf5",
"name": "Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"position": [
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## Tasks under Today section without a specified date, set due date to Today",
"height": 305,
"width": 560
},
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"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"typeVersion": 1,
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## Tasks due after today and before next week, move to This Week section section",
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},
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]
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{
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],
"credentials": {
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"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"parameters": {
"content": "## Tasks due before tomorrow and not in Today section, move to Today section",
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"width": 580
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]
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{
"parameters": {
"operation": "move",
"taskId": "={{ $json.id }}",
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"value": "2315232253",
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"options": {
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],
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"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## Tasks tagged @wait and not in Waiting section, move to Waiting section",
"height": 300,
"width": 580
},
"id": "e290c7e7-c63d-48e6-9a87-85aa8ab29f18",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
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{
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"id": "a6252650-31db-4d92-9fbc-f031c6ba1ea9",
"name": "Find tasks missing @wait tag",
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],
"credentials": {
"todoistApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "update",
"taskId": "={{ $json.id }}",
"updateFields": {
"labels": "={{ ($json.labels || []).concat(['wait']) }}"
}
},
"id": "d7ad1ff1-973d-402a-b420-21e2a634c138",
"name": "Add @wait tag",
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"credentials": {
"todoistApi": {
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}
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"content": "## Tasks in Waiting section without @wait tag, add the tag",
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"id": "60ecebf9-2e2e-4502-8714-493adaffe451",
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{
"parameters": {
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"value": "y"
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}
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},
{
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"taskId": "={{ $json.id }}",
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"taskId": "={{ $json.id }}",
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}
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},
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"parameters": {
"content": "## for filtering executions",
"height": 300,
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{
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{
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{
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},
{
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{
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},
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[
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},
"active": true,
"settings": {
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},
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"meta": {
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},
"id": "q5uSKv1SJlFQtYV9",
"tags": []
}
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todoist automate. Uses todoist, executionData. Scheduled trigger; 27 nodes.
Source: https://gist.github.com/shawnli1874/3fa750774d9f489f9f0914ea3d75d6d5 — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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